54mm American War of Independence Figures

 I am still experimenting with Army Painter Speed Paints and my latest effort is this group of American riflemen in hunting shirts.  They are from the firm 'A Call To Arms' and are in 54mm scale.  They are described as Maryland infantry, but I guess they could be used for a variety of units.

The painting was indeed quite quick, being essentially washing over a white primer.  I used a Halfords rattle can for the primer, which worked well.  Overall the result is OK with Speed Paints, but not as neat as either enamel or acrylic colours.  That said, if you want to paint units in short order the paint system works well:

The other half of the box contains troops in regulation uniform and I am slowly working my way through them.